Yeah, it's a catch 22. The argument against going to all out war against ISIS is that they are so embedded into the rest of the civilians, you're going to have high numbers of civilian casualties. The people don't want to stand up against ISIS, and they don't want other countries coming in there, so they leave. Would be nice if ISIS were the only ones that stayed behind, then they could be wiped out easier, but they're embedding themselves into the refugee population.
I just haven't seen an easy solution...
There's not one. But the new law just passed in Congress by a veto-proof majority is a good start to at least make better our safety as we allow these refugees into the country.
Problem started when Obama drew his "red line" in Syria, publicly telling the Assad regime they better not use chemical weapons against the rebels. Then Assad promptly DID use chemical weapons against the rebels, and Obama did nothing. Assad still does use the chemical weapons against the rebels, and still we have done nothing about it to this day.
ISIS was born out of Obama's cut and run mentality when it comes to the ME, his idea that we're to blame for terrorism because we won't weeb dem awone has only given rise to more radical factions of IslamoNazis.
It must be incredibly frustrating as an Islamic terrorist not to have your views and motives taken seriously by the societies you terrorize, even after you have explicitly and repeatedly stated them. Even worse, those on the regressive left in their endless capacity for masochism and self-loathing have attempted to shift blame inwardly on themselves, denying the terrorists even the satisfaction of claiming responsibility.
It's like a bad Monty Python sketch:
Terrorists: "We did this because our holy texts exhort us to to do it."
Obama: "No you didn't."
T: "Wait, what? Yes we did..."
O: "No, this has nothing to do with religion. You guys are just using religion as a front for social and geopolitical reasons."
T: "WHAT!? Did you even read our official statement? We give explicit Quranic justification. This is jihad, a holy crusade against Jews, pagans, blasphemers, and disbelievers."
O: "No, this is definitely not a Muslim thing. You guys are not true Muslims, and you defame a great religion by saying so."
T: "Huh!? Who are you to tell us we're not true Muslims!? Islam is literally at the core of everything we do, and we have implemented the truest most literal and honest interpretation of its founding texts. It is our very reason for being."
O: "Nope. We created you. We installed a social and economic system that alienates and disenfranchises you, and that's why you did this. We're sorry."
T: "What? Why are you apologizing? We just slaughtered you mercilessly in the streets. We targeted unwitting civilians - disenfranchisement doesn't even enter into it!"
O: "Listen, it's our fault. We don't blame you for feeling unwelcome and lashing out. You're just neighbors with a beef."
T: "Seriously, stop taking credit for this! We worked really hard to pull this off, and we're not going to let you take it away from us."
O: "No, we nourished your extremism. We accept full blame."
T: "OMG, how many people do we have to kill around here to finally get our message across?"